Gears 2 screens: Weapons, multiplayer revealed

**Shrygue** · June 3rd, 2008, 20:46

via Computer and Video Games

More wicked and gritty Gears of War 2 screenshots have cropped up on the internet, this time showing off areas of the game a little less vague than before - namely multiplayer action and a 'ruddy great flamethrower.

In the shots (which come in all sorts of sizes) you can clearly see the napalm weapon alongside a new riot shield, which could turn cover standoffs in Gears 2 well and truly on their head.

The player count for multiplayer games has been upped from eight to ten, with five-on-five gameplay options.

New modes include Wingman, which sees ten players face off in teams of two, and Epic's own take on CTF, 'Meatflag', where the flag is a (presumably CPU-controlled) character who runs around the map trying to defend himself. Sounds good.

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